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Status of Women committee Yes, thank you. I'd like to thank the committee for this opportunity to tell you about the experiences we've had, and what has happened in British Columbia particularly, where we're from. One of things that haven't been mentioned here is child poverty. It's appalling that this
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee Well, personally I've been a caregiver--my mother, my brother, and my husband. I've also had to receive care when I was ill. It's a very stressful situation, extremely stressful. It also aggravates some of the illness problems. It's not good for your mental health as well. Unfo
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee That was just a little concern of mine. The devil is in the details.
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee That is something we would support. As a matter of fact, we have in our paper that anybody who lives below the so-called low-income cut-off would not pay any taxes at all. Unfortunately, that's not the case today. As far as income splitting is concerned, the 50-50, it is a fraug
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee I'd like to comment on that. Our organization has been sponsored by the Status of Women, and we're very grateful for all the help that we've received. Because of that, we were able to hire a part-time...and this, again, is a woman in later life who is working part-time, but she
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee Yes, definitely.
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee You'll have to pardon my lack of French. If you heard me, you'd laugh. I'll try to do this in English. Yes, we think this program is very important. People over age 55 have the most difficulty finding any job. As a matter of fact—and I have to admit I did work for the federal go
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee The problem of immigrant women is one that we have encountered, and we've been trying to figure out just what we can do with it. It's very unfortunate that even if you're a Canadian citizen, but you're an immigrant late in life, you get only one-quarter of the old age pension for
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee But there's so much to tell you to make you aware of what the real situation is. Again, I would like to thank you for inviting us, because it's an extremely important thing to be doing, looking at what senior women are facing these days. I couldn't agree more with my colleague
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West
Status of Women committee I'll try to make it as brief as possible, I'll do my very best.
February 22nd, 2007Committee meeting
Alice West